A voice—low, mocking, familiar in a way that unsettled him.

"It’s been a while, brother."

Logan froze. His breath caught in his throat. For a moment, he thought he imagined it, a cruel trick of his exhausted mind. But no—the voice lingered, smooth and taunting, echoing inside his skull with the clarity only a mind link could bring.

“Kia,” Logan said carefully, his jaw tightening around the name. “I thought—”

"You thought i destroyed the link." Kia’s laugh rolled through ...